A/N: Dun dun duh..... the cat's comin out of the bag...

And so you Éowyn lovers don't flame me, I just pictured her as a little bit of a Drama Queen or a Gossip Maven sorta, no offense to her, but also she's a key part in what's about to happen, so read on before you make up your mind.

Ya and lol I was just watching Spongebob (lol mini disclaimer: i don't own spongebob either damn it) with my niece, the episode where Squidward looses his mind because Mr. Krabs leaves him in charge and Squid leaves Spongebob all alone at the resturaunt. So Gracie's sitting there laughing her tiny little butt off as this gray tentacled thing is running accross the screen, some bubbles from the bathtub working as a censor. He runs past this woman who sheilds her kid's eyes and then Squidward screams at the top of his lungs "THE TRUTH WILL BE REVEALED!" so then I'm like, "Hey, that'll work!" so yeah, I am truly a moron. I used a quote from Spongebob Squarepants for the title of my chapter. How sick am I? lol I am such an idiot.

To my reviewers: THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'm sick today, so you guys just made my day, and you especially rock because you gave me such positive reviews on my first actual story, yay!!

Ardalith- lol I gotta take like a course in Elvish, i just copy and paste it from the dictionary lol and don't worry, you'll see where i take it, it's just i gotta fix up this middle part and then I'll post it, and believe me, when they go to Imladris in the next chapter, Rivendell is where it all heats up!

Stormbringer91- lol were you serious or exaggerating? and btw, it'll either be hell on earth or sparks'll fly, cuz the rest of it's gonna happen on the NEXT trip to Rivendell, the Council's next time, this time's just for fun.

Everbody, keep reviewing! It'll give me a little bit of drive to keep writing!

Luv

Meg AKA DramaQueen

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)Larien(

Later that afternoon, Maranwë had brought in her bottles of athelas and seregon oils, added berry juice, and began painting my nails. We talked lightly to each other, and it didn't take much for either of us to understand that we were keeping something from the other, so from what we were trying to avoid, there was nothing to speak about.

Éowyn knocked and came in without an answer.

"Hey, Éowyn," my sister and I said at once, not even having to look up.

"Hello," she answered, sliding onto the floor at the foot of my bed. "Okay, spill it. Now."

"What?"

"Spill it. Larien, don't deny it. I saw the look in your eyes when you were dancing with my brother yesterday. I'm not an ignoramus."

"That's news to us," Maranwë teased.

She chose to ignore it. "Tell me." Éowyn looked determined.

Maranwë cocked up an eyebrow as she blew breath across my right hand to dry the paint.

"It's nothing," I said quickly.

"Uh huh," Éowyn said sarcastically.

"Then what on Middle-earth do you want me to tell you?"

"I want to know the truth and what you said isn't it," Éowyn insisted. "If you won't say the blunt truth, can I at least ask you some questions?"

"Like what?" I asked.

"Like how far have you gone with my brother?"

"Éowyn! What business is it of yours 'how far I go' with someone?"

"A lot when it comes to my brother," she replied.

I sighed. "What do you mean exactly by 'how far'?"

"Don't go there, Larien," warned Maranwë.

"Well," Éowyn began, ignoring my sister once again, "if he kisses your hand, that means he's just being polite. If he kisses your cheek, he truly has feelings for you. If he kisses you on the mouth, he loves you. When he does, if he's really passionate about it, he is more in love with you than you could ever know. If he is more soft, then he is either unsure or isn't as in love with you as you may think. If he plays with your hair, he can't live without you. If he holds you around the waist, he loves you too much to let you go. If he nibbles the shell of your ear, he's just teasing you. If he kisses your neck, he wants you."

I brought up my dry hand to stop her. "Do you mean wants me as in-"

"Aye," my sister said for her.

I widened my eyes at the frankness.

"Yeah, and if he kisses you anywhere else-" Éowyn continued.

"Let's not go there," interrupted Maranwë.

"Yeah, maybe then he would love me a little too much," I laughed, trying to shake off the uneasiness.

Éowyn obviously didn't give up that easily. "And if he takes you into his bedroom, he-"

"Éowyn!" I laughed, embarrassed, blushing horribly.

Éowyn laughed with me. "Well, you still have not answered my question."

"And you expect me to?" I asked.

"Yes," she replied at once.

"Well, you certainly inherited your mother's persistence," I commented.

"It's not that hard, Larien. How far has Éomer gone with you?"

"Does dancing count as holding me around the waist?"

"No," Maranwë said for Éowyn.

"Fine. He's played with my hair and kissed my cheek. Happy?"

"Extremely," said Éowyn, a huge cat-like grin upon her face.

I looked at her skeptically. "What have you got up your sleeve?"

"Nothing!" she said defensively. "I just- never mind."

"Like we believe that for a minute, Éowyn," Maranwë put in.

Éowyn smirked. "I just think that you two should spend more time together, that's all."

I said it quickly to get it out of my system, not at all conscious of what I was saying. "Just because I love him and you say he loves me doesn't mean- "

"Wait wait wait wait wait!" Éowyn interrupted wide-eyed. "You love him? You LOVE him?!"

I bit my lip. Oh my God. What the bloody hell did I just do? Damn it.

"You might as well just say it, Larien. It's out now," my sister said sharply as she blew across my other hand and began to start on her own.

My emotions erupted. "Fine, okay? Yeah, I love him, but so what? It doesn't matter! It wouldn't matter if I were head over heels in love with him! This isn't a fucking fairy tale! It never works out like that!"

Maranwë and Éowyn looked at me squarely, then to each other nervously, then back at me.

"Listen, just forget about this," I said, rubbing my cheek. "I'm going to bed. I'll see you all in the morning. Maer thinna." Good evening

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